exposed behind, the Brasileirão super team is still caught in problems; read analysis

Fluminense’s situation is becoming more dramatic in this Brasileirão, with almost the entire first round already played. Living with the usual problems, such as a series of embezzlements, offensive inefficiency and serious defensive exposure, especially in balls from the air, the team went to Castelão and was defeated by Fortaleza 1-0 – a goal from Lucero, precisely with a header . The result keeps the Flu with seven points, at the bottom of the table at the end of the 15th round, with little chance of improvement.

• The game: Fluminense is up against Fortaleza and is still mired in Brazil’s relegation zone
• See accounts to get out of trouble: Fluminense’s current performance is lower than the 2009 Guerreiros Team

In his second game in charge of the three colours, coach Mano Menezes had few options to choose from, facing a squad that was being decimated by injuries. The main sign of this was the need to play Guga as a left back.

Once again, goalkeeper Fábio was responsible for the narrow loss. He made at least three good saves in Fortaleza’s attacks. The goal came at the start of the second half, when Pochettino took a corner from the right and Lucero broke free from the defense to score.

– It is difficult. We know we have to work, keep fighting – said defender Antonio Carlos. — We know the team we have. We make mistakes in the end and, in the chances that the opponent has, that they cannot give… we talk about it in the locker room, then we go to score the goal. We are heroes, we know it is difficult, but we will get out of this situation. We will fight until the end.

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Antonio Carlos even acted as a leader against younger teammates, but the performance leaves no doubt: with one of the worst defenses in the championship – 23 goals conceded -, the Flu conceded a goal in every game.

Castelão’s pitch also showed signs that he would not contribute. Fluminense was in no danger, only managing long shots.

• Fluminense: only one team with one or less wins in the 14th round of points was eliminated

The opponent, also very weak, responded with more force. Breno Lopes, in particular, dropped a bomb from outside the area that forced Fábio to reach out and make the best save of the game.

In the second phase, more chances followed the ninth aerial goal scored by the opponents against Fluminense – the fifth goal from a corner – in this Brasileirão. The game remained open, but Fortaleza were closer to expansion.

The only sign that there were good responses from the flu was the arrival of boys from Xerém, such as Felipe Andrade, Kauã Elias and Esquerdinha. The team grew even after the modifications, but they didn’t have much time to add to it. To make matters worse, Germán Cano, who did not play due to pain in his right leg, received a yellow card on the bench and is out of the game against Cricuma, at 8pm next Thursday, by Heriberto Hülse.

Now, Fluminense is nine games without a win this season. In the Brasileirão, 12 rounds without knowing what the three points are (three draws and nine defeats). Gradually, the American champion is facing the possibility of being eliminated. It will be necessary to rely on returns, reinforcements and a new team of heroes to escape.